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by Ryan Dougherty

So the dust has settled. The two biggest moves made by yesterday’s trade deadline were the Phillies sending Bobby Abreu and Cory Lidle to the Yankees, and the Cubs trading out Cy Young Winner Greg Maddux to the Dodgers.

So, for their first round draft pick, the Phillies pick a high school hot head who was arrested for public intoxication, mashed up his SUV and likes to curse on the mound. Lovely. Kyle Drabek may be the son of a Cy Young winner, but pedigree don’t mean jack when it comes to winning games and being worth every penny of his signing bonus. We’re not claiming that we were perfect in our youth – there was that incident after prom, and after the soccer championship game. But we weren’t in a position to ask for millions of dollars. Wasn’t there a nice, proven college student out there? We have a piece of advice for the Phillies: why don’t you pick up this book, and read it? You’ll be a few years behind the curve, but later is better than never.